Hat-retaining device and head-size adjuster



May e, 1924. 1,493,407 A. WENGER HAT EETAIE'ING DEVICE END HEAD sIzEADJUSTEE Filed Dec. 4. 1923 /5 u unl '40' ,5

In., l l' n, i u m lli" @www "E /Z f4 H WM I A TTORNE YS HUE PatentedMay 6, 1924.

fu1v1'r1-:13el STATES..

Y AARON WENGER, r-BRooKLYN NEW'YQRK.

PATENT .A

HAT-RETAINIYNG nnvrcn` AnD-'1 maan-SIZEr -ADJUs-Tnn; n

Applicatonled December 4, 1923. Serial No. 678,446.

Size .Adjuster, ofwvhich the follovvingisay full, clear, and exactdescription.

Thev present, `invention :has .relation to -attachments forhatsiand hasparticular reference toan attachment for Womens hats for thepurposeofvaryinggthe size. of the head receiving opening-,and .constituting -ameans forV `retaining the. hat .in place.

Oneof the. outstanding` object-s ofthe pres ent invention. `resides...in `the -provision of an attachment .of lthe.:character-1.setforth ywhich serve toretain the hat in. place .onthe head against casualdisplacement', .the device being. especiallyl useful in connect-ion withbobbedly hair Where. the useofrhat pins is precluded,- and .which ,will.further` be. .useful forsmall` head sizes,... f

As .a Ifi'uther Objectsthje .invention con.-A templates alconcealedretainingmeans which is `adapted .for ,arrangement-Within the headreceiving opening ,of the hat .for lexerting a. tension; on the `headlto hold v the vhat in place,a.nd IWhich will adapt-.a hat of a givensize toheads .of various sizes..` Asastill further. objectthe-.invention contemplates `a device ofthecharacter set forth which is.extremely simpleinA its .construction and Inode of usenwhichisinexpensive .to manufacture,f Whichfis thoroughly reliable and'highly efficient in its purpose, and Which may be readily applied toand removed from the hat.

Vith the above recited and other objects in view, the invention residesin the novel constructionset forth in the following specification7particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that the right is reserved toembodiments other than those actually illustrated herein to the fullextent indicated by' the general meaning of the terms in which theclaims are expressed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hat equipped With anattachment constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is anfragmentary; liorizontalsectional .vieW- takenapproximately` ontheline indicated at 2*'2 in Fig. 1;v

Fig-3 is ay face view .ofc-ne ments ofthe device. j Y

Eig.v 4 isay vert-ical fragmentary sectionalV of .the elle;

lvievvtaken. approximately` onfthe 'line-4 4. i

Referringv to thedravvingsby charactersV of A reference, the.yretaining; device embodies a strip offresilient material 10,.preferablyvspring .steel or 4the like, which; lis .of -any ape propriate lengthandflexibility. to be `snugly Will .be hereinafter.setforth.A Thestrip 10:is-

arranged .Within a sector-shaped. flexible'.cas-V ing 15 :through ytheendsjof which .thefshanks 11 and. .spurs .12 v proj ect.4 withtheshoulders disposed Within' thecase .and .themaj or portioniof thejbodyof vtlie-stripl() beingfdisposedl concentrieally Within .the curved.side 16 ofthe z casing., An `.elasticflexible conf.

tractile: Vstrip of 1naterial.,x17. is secured :at

itsoppositeends,asat 18 fto the. opposite ittedythinfthelieadreceivinglopening ofal c ends..of-tliestraight Wall.19f.of;fthe...casingv l 'llhe..front Wall is .connectedI by f .a .lineof. stitching 20 in shirredforin throughout its length to thecontractile strip 17. Preferably the casing or covering 15 is cfamaterial conforming to the material and color of the'` hat lining L.

In use, the spurs 12 are inserted in the lining at circumferentiallyspaced points Within the head receiving opening to cause the spring orstrip 10 and the curved Wall 16 of the covering to coincide with theinternal diameter of the head receiving opening. This disposes thecontractile strip 17 and the shirred straight Wall 19 of the cover inintersecting relationto the head receiving opening. A portion ofthelining in the covering indicated at P Will extend into the medial slotor opening 14 in the spring or re'silient strip 10 which Willv serve toprevent casual raising or lowering movement of the device with respectto the hat. The contractile strip 17 and the shirred portion 19 willengage with the rear of the head of the wearer to exert a tensionthereon to hold the hat in place and will compensate for the applicationof the hat to heads of various Sizes, thus in eect rendering the headsize of the hat adjustable.

'I claim? l. As anew Yarticle Vof manufacture, a

y combined hat retaining device and headV size adjuster, kcomprising anarcuate resilient element, anchoring spurs at its opposite extremitiesadapted to removably secure said element within the head receivingopening i of a hat, and a contractile member secured at its oppositeends to said element to disposeithe contractile member in intersectionrelation to the headV receiving opening.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a combined'hat retaining device andhead size adjuster comprising an arcuate resilient strip formed withanchoring spurs at itsopposite ends for embedding within the lining ofthe head receiving opening of the hat, a sector shaped'covering throughthe ends ofwhich the spurs project, and a contractile exible strip ofmaterial arranged within the straight wall of the sector shaped coveringand secured thereto at its opposite ends, whereby the straight wall ofVthe covering and the contractile strip intersect the head receivingYopening, as and for the purpose speciie 'i c Y As afnew article ofmanufacture, combined hat retaining device and head size adjustercomprising an arcuate resilient strip formed Awith anchoring spurs atits opposite ends for embedding within the lining o f the head receivingopening of the hat, a sector shaped covering through the ends of whichthe spurs project, and a contractile flexible strip of material arrangedvwithin the straight wall of the sector shaped covering and securedVthereto at its opposite ends,

whereby the straight wall Vof the covering formed with spear shapedterminal spurs adapted to be anchoredin the lining of the head receivingopening of theY hat, 'and a strip of contractile iiexible'materialsecured at its opposite ends to the opposite ends Vof the straight wallof the sector shaped covering member whereby the said straight wall andcontractile strip intersects thev head receiving opening, specified. l j

5. As a new article ofy manufacture, a combined hat retaining device andhead size adjuster, comprising a sector shaped lhollow covering memberof iieXible material, a bowed strip of spring material arranged withinyand conforming to the curved wall ofthe covering member, said strip ofspring material having reduced Shanks projecting from the ends of thecovering member and formed with spear, shaped VYterminal spurs adaptedto be anchored in the lining of the as and for the purpose headreceiving opening of the hat, anda strip of contractile flexiblematerial secured.

at its opposite'ends to the opposite `ends of the straight wall ofthesector shaped covering member whereby the said Ystraight wall andcontractile strip intersects the head receiving opening',V the saidspring member having a medial slot oropeningtherein into which a portionof the covering member and. the lining is adapted to protrudeforpreventing vertical .relative movementVo'f the device with respect tothe hat.

. AARON VVENGERf`

